I think its a good thing to follow the new trends for a festival, but last
year was perfect...Paxahau's job in their room was great, different than the
main stage, more clubby atmosphere.
But for me a Detroit festival is the chance to let all the Detroit legend
and new artists from Detroit to express themselves in front of the people
they deserve...So I mean, all the U.R, Transmat, Puzzlebox, Metroplex, KMS,
etc people...Some special things...why not a J.Mills Wizard mix...Or
philarmonic orchestra with U.R/Jeff Mills like in France. Some Hip-Hop
artists from Detroit was a good idea...some Jazz stuff too...
I remember last year, U.R camp' stress before their Live act...It was the
first time they played live in fromt onf their families...Thats, what we
expect as Detroit fans...See some Detroit artist playing in their real
environment, I think its something special.
At first a DETROIT tribute and then, some "support" artists like the
European new artists or confirmed...But as I've seen in a previous
message..., why to do a kind of Sonar or other European festival in US, when
you are in the city where everything started...something than no other
cities in the world can do ? Also, I'm afraid then the Mutek line up will be
a bit similar than Detroit festival as they have lot of minimal acts...so
even commercialy, I think its maybe not so good for the festival.
So, finaly..........Its a bit like doing a "sweets" festival in switzerland
without chocolate as the star of the show ... ;-)...sorry for the
comparison, ah ! ah !
Fabrice
Fabrice Lig
http://www.multimania.com/fabricelig/
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Subject: Re: (313) it's a rave in hart plaza
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2006 11:27:15 -0500
I'd rather it not happen at all instead of going this way (Derrick Carter,
Donald Glaude, Planet of Drums, Josh Wink, Doc Martin, the overload of
minimal, etc.)
What I've noticed in all the previous incarnations, from DEMF (original) to
Movement to Fuse-In, the music was progressive - as in future moving -
forward thinking.
The line-up for Pax's version of DEMF is mostly artists of today - right
this split second - not the stuff that will be in a year or two.
The rest of the line-up can't be announced too soon.
MEK
Fred Heutte <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote on 04/14/2006 09:27:52 PM:
> The festival has always had its ups and downs. I'm just glad
> it's happening after all. Another year, another totally off the hook
> drama :)
>
> Fred
>
